The feta

In France 100 grams per year per inhabitant. In Greece it’s 10 kg!

The word “feta” is not that old, it is found in the 17th century and while many Greek words were taken over by the Romans, here it is an Italian word which was taken over by the Greeks since Feta comes from the Italian “fetta” which means slice. Feta has remained very popular in Greece where 10 kg are consumed per year and per inhabitant, while in France it is around 100 grams. It is consumed more and more in the world where the Greek diaspora has made it known, particularly in the United States. A popular feta to the point that other countries have started to make feta and in some even cow’s milk has been used instead of sheep’s milk.

Feta is Greek and only Greek

It took a long fight for Greece to succeed in banning the production of Feta outside Greece, especially in Germany or Denmark where it was produced a lot. A ban respected in Europe but unfortunately not in the world where many countries consider that Feta belongs to everyone. In the kitchen, it is obviously delicious in a salad, for example with lettuce, peppers and tomatoes, the same with chicken and watermelon. You can also toast it on bread, put it in pasta or put it in spinach pie. On the health side, it is rich in vitamin B12 and it is not the fattest of cheeses, far from it.

Cooking is done with a lot of ingredients like pineapple, but it is mostly done with heart.